All law courses enlisted below are open for incoming exchange students who study law at their home university. As a law student you will be contacted before your arrival with detailed information regarding your course choice.
If you are a student from another school / faculty, you can choose law courses from the University Wide Elective courses list. To register for those courses please send an email to law.international including (very important!!) your name, surname, home university, which faculty you are visiting in Mannheim, which level of studies you currently are (bachelor/master). Please note that some of the courses have limited places available and therefore we cannot guarantee a spot. Also please make sure to pick courses that correspond to your level (bachelor courses if you are a bachelor student and master courses if you are a master student or have already finished three years of studies). For special requirements please check the descriptions for each course. uni-mannheim.de
Full time University of Mannheim students are also welcome to participate.
The ECTS points in the Course Catalogue are valid for incoming students. Please refer to those when you plan your courses, not to the ECTS points in the Portal.
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Donnerstag (wöchentlich) | 11.04.2024 – 30.05.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | SO 108 Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost |
Donnerstag (wöchentlich) | 15.02.2024 – 30.05.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | EO 169 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
⚠ Montag (wöchentlich) | 12.02.2024 – 27.05.2024 | 12:00 – 13:30 | EO 162 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Montag (Einzeltermin) | 18.03.2024 | 12:00 – 13:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-029; Virtuelles Gebäude |
⚠ Freitag (wöchentlich) | 16.02.2024 – 31.05.2024 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 10.05.2024 | 08:30 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-012; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 23.04.2024 | 17:15 – 20:30 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Donnerstag (Einzeltermin) | 25.04.2024 | 17:15 – 20:30 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 26.04.2024 | 15:30 – 18:45 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Dienstag (wöchentlich) | 13.02.2024 – 09.04.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 14.02.2024 – 10.04.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Donnerstag (wöchentlich) | 15.02.2024 – 22.02.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | O 142 Engelhorn Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
⚠ Donnerstag (wöchentlich) | 29.02.2024 – 30.05.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Donnerstag (Einzeltermin) | 23.05.2024 | 08:30 – 10:00 | 016 Seminarraum; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude |
Mittwoch (Einzeltermin) | 05.06.2024 | 09:00 – 13:00 | EO 162 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
The class Comparative Law II – The Common/
The course has three main components. The first part of the course will consider the origins and utility of comparative law, its aims, tools and methods. The second part of the course will review and analyse the two main legal traditions in the world, Common Law and Civil Law. The objective will be to understand differences and similarities between these two ways of understanding law and organizing legal institutions and procedures, on the other hand. In this context, an overview on the differences with regard to the rule of law, judicial review and the legal profession will be provided. The third part of the course will focus upon applying comparative legal analysis to actual cases and international disputes and show how the results differ depending on which legal order is applied.
Montag (wöchentlich) | 12.02.2024 – 27.05.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Montag (Einzeltermin) | 22.04.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | O 135 Saal der starken Marken Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
Montag (Einzeltermin) | 29.04.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | O 129 Göhringer Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 21.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | O 129 Göhringer Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
The course gives an introduction to German private law especially for foreign law students. The course begins with an overview of the legal sources of German law. In particular, the special position of the Civil Code and its historical development will be discussed.
Then the most important legal areas of the Civil Code will be worked out on the basis of systematic descriptions and case solutions. By focusing on the law of torts, the law of obligations and the law of property, the working method in German civil law is clarified. Short introductions to inheritance and family law, company law and civil procedural law round off the course through private law.
Structure
- Definition of private law, historical development
- Structure of the BGB
- tort law
- law of obligations
- property law
- Inheritance and Family Law, Company Law and Civil Procedure Law at a Glance
The aim of the course is to ensure that students are familiar with the structures of German civil law by the end of the course and that they are able to handle smaller cases with the knowledge they have acquired.
Dienstag (wöchentlich) | 13.02.2024 – 28.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Montag (wöchentlich) | 12.02.2024 – 27.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:45 | A 001 Großer Hörsaal; B 6, 23–25 Bauteil A |
Montag (wöchentlich) | 12.02.2024 – 27.05.2024 | 12:00 – 13:30 | SO 108 Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost |
The course will deal with issues of regulatory law, thereby constituting a useful supplement to the European Competition and the European Union Law. Regulatory law aims at creating competition on (formerly) monopolistic network infrastructure markets, such as the energy or telecommunications markets. Hence, typical subjects of regulatory law are the energy law, the telecommunications law (including issues of digitization and media), the postal law and the railway law. In Europe, these areas of law are strongly influenced by EU law.
The course´s first part will introduce into the basics of regulatory law, including its historical roots and the concept of regulation. For this purpose, it will deal with EU competences, legal limits of regulation and will analyze typical objectives and instruments of regulatory law such as market, access and price regulation.
The course´s second part will give an introduction into specific areas of regulation, particularly analyzing the energy and telecommunications law including the regulation of virtual digital networks and media. For these purposes, the EU legislation as well as the case law of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) are presented. In preparation for the respective lessons, participants are asked to read ECJ rulings that will then be discussed during the course.
Montag (wöchentlich) | 12.02.2024 – 27.05.2024 | 18:00 – 20:30 | EO 165 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Donnerstag (Einzeltermin) | 20.06.2024 | 09:00 – 17:00 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 21.06.2024 | 09:00 – 17:00 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
⚠ Freitag (wöchentlich) | 16.02.2024 – 31.05.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | SO 108 Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 21.05.2024 | 19:00 – 20:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-040; Virtuelles Gebäude |
⚠ Freitag (wöchentlich) | 16.02.2024 – 31.05.2024 | 12:00 – 13:30 | SO 108 Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost |
Montag (wöchentlich) | 26.02.2024 – 27.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | 001.A Hörsaal; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 23.02.2024 | 13:00 – 16:15 | EO 165 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Freitag (wöchentlich) | 01.03.2024 – 22.03.2024 | 13:00 – 16:15 | EO 165 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 12.04.2024 | 13:00 – 16:15 | EO 165 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 19.04.2024 | 13:00 – 16:15 | EO 165 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Donnerstag (Einzeltermin) | 22.02.2024 | 15:30 – 18:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-035; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Donnerstag (Einzeltermin) | 29.02.2024 | 15:30 – 18:45 | EO 145 Hörsaal (Bürgerhörsaal); Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 01.03.2024 | 12:00 – 15:15 | EO 145 Hörsaal (Bürgerhörsaal); Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Donnerstag (Einzeltermin) | 21.03.2024 | 15:30 – 18:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-048; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Donnerstag (Einzeltermin) | 18.04.2024 | 15:30 – 18:45 | EO 145 Hörsaal (Bürgerhörsaal); Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 19.04.2024 | 12:00 – 15:15 | EO 145 Hörsaal (Bürgerhörsaal); Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Donnerstag (Einzeltermin) | 23.05.2024 | 17:15 – 18:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-050; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Dienstag (wöchentlich) | 13.02.2024 – 28.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | A 301 Seminarraum; B 6, 23–25 Bauteil A |
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 14.02.2024 – 29.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Donnerstag (Einzeltermin) | 18.04.2024 | 10:00 – 12:15 | 016 Seminarraum; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude |
Donnerstag (Einzeltermin) | 18.04.2024 | 13:45 – 16:15 | A 103 Seminarraum; B 6, 23–25 Bauteil A |
Mittwoch (Einzeltermin) | 08.05.2024 | 15:00 – 15:30 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Mittwoch (Einzeltermin) | 08.05.2024 | 17:00 – 18:00 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 14.05.2024 | 12:00 – 13:30 | O 131 Wilhelm Müller Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 17.04.2024 – 29.05.2024 | 17:15 – 20:30 | EO 169 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Learning outcomes and qualification goals:
Long before the word “globalization” was coined, economic activities were no longer, if ever, confined to the national markets of States. However, since the beginning of the 21st century, the intensity of global trade and commerce has increased at an unprecedented rate. Thereby, international organisations have played a crucial role in the efforts of States to enable, enhance or control international economic activities, and have proven to be more than mere forums for inter-state negotiations. As the course will show, international organisations have emerged as global governance actors in their own right, exercising regulatory or even adjudicative powers, and regulating trade and business at regional and universal levels.
✓ Economic relevance of international organisations (selected examples, e.g. WTO, UN, OECD, ILO)
✓ Creation, development and institutional structure of international organisations
✓ International organisations as forums for negotiations
✓ International organisations as law-makes and standard-setters
✓ Monitoring and dispute settlement functions of international organisations
✓ Interaction between international, EU and national legal norms
✓ Accountability of international organisations
Freitag (wöchentlich) | 23.02.2024 – 19.04.2024 | 15:30 – 18:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 14.02.2024 – 29.05.2024 | 08:30 – 10:00 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 30.04.2024 | 08:30 – 10:00 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Dienstag (wöchentlich) | 16.04.2024 – 28.05.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 17.04.2024 – 29.05.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
The course provides a general introduction to German Constitutional Law i.e. the constitution, its background and contents and methods to work with constitutional legal texts.
The German Grundgesetz (Basic Law) which up to this day forms the formal constitutional document of the Federal Republic of Germany has its roots in the allied occupation of Western Germany after World War II. It has proven to be a reliable foundation for the development of the German democratic system and the federal state. The provision of fundamental rights (Art. 1 – 19) puts the Grundgesetz in the tradition of European and North American human rights thinking. It has had an enormous impact on all German law.
Although experiencing some changes throughout the years – especially during the process of the German reunification – the general structure and main provisions of the Grundgesetz remained unchanged.
The course will cover the structure of the German Grundgesetz and its most important provisions while putting a particular focus on the first chapter containing the fundamental rights provisions. Additionally, students will learn about constitutional law in general, the federal structure and the fundamental constitutional principles of the Federal Republic and its integration in the European Union legal system as well as understand the function of the constitutional organs and the legislative process.
Contents:
• The German legal system
• Constitutional Law
• The Grundgesetz and the European Union
• Fundamental Rights
• Fundamental Constitutional Principles
• The Federal State
• Constitutional organs
• Legislative procedure
• Public administration
• The judicial system
Learning Target:
Students will be able to understand the basic principles and most important provisions of the Grundgesetz and solve simple cases regarding fundamental rights. They will be familiar with the structure of the federal state and its function as well as its most important constitutional, administrative and judicial organs. Students can assess by way of comparison similarities and dissimilarities in other legal systems.
Literature:
No specific textbook is required. Additional reading recommendations will be given in the lecture.
Examination:
Oral Exam
Lecturer:
Katharina Longin
⚠ Donnerstag (wöchentlich) | 15.02.2024 – 30.05.2024 | 17:15 – 18:45 | EO 159 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 19.03.2024 | 13:45 – 15:15 | 016 Seminarraum; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 19.03.2024 | 13:45 – 15:15 | ZOOM-Lehre-041; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Dienstag (wöchentlich) | 09.04.2024 – 30.04.2024 | 13:45 – 15:15 | 016 Seminarraum; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude |
Dienstag (wöchentlich) | 09.04.2024 – 30.04.2024 | 13:45 – 15:15 | ZOOM-Lehre-040; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 26.04.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | EO 169 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 30.04.2024 | 13:45 – 18:45 | 210 Seminarraum; L 9, 1–2 |
Montag (wöchentlich) | 12.02.2024 – 27.05.2024 | 08:30 – 10:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-039; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 14.02.2024 – 29.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 14.02.2024 – 29.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | EO 169 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Donnerstag (wöchentlich) | 11.04.2024 – 30.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | EO 165 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Montag (Einzeltermin) | 13.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | EO 162 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 17.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 17.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-136; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 27.02.2024 | 17:15 – 18:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-027; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Donnerstag (Einzeltermin) | 29.02.2024 | 17:15 – 18:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-042; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Dienstag (wöchentlich) | 13.02.2024 – 28.05.2024 | 12:00 – 13:30 | EO 162 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Montag (Einzeltermin) | 27.05.2024 | 13:45 – 17:00 | O 129 Göhringer Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
Samstag (Einzeltermin) | 13.04.2024 | 10:45 – 17:30 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Samstag (wöchentlich) | 20.04.2024 – 25.05.2024 | 15:00 – 18:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-039; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Donnerstag (wöchentlich) | 15.02.2024 – 30.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | EO 162 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 21.05.2024 | 17:15 – 18:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 28.05.2024 | 17:15 – 18:45 | SN 169 Röchling Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord |
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 14.02.2024 – 29.05.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | SO 108 Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost |
Mittwoch (Einzeltermin) | 22.05.2024 | 08:30 – 10:00 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 14.02.2024 – 10.04.2024 | 12:00 – 13:30 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Mittwoch (Einzeltermin) | 17.04.2024 | 12:00 – 13:30 | 016 Seminarraum; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude |
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 14.02.2024 – 29.05.2024 | 17:15 – 18:45 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Dienstag (wöchentlich) | 13.02.2024 – 28.05.2024 | 13:45 – 15:15 | EO 165 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 19.03.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | O 151 Hans Luik Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 09.04.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | O 148 MVV Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 14.02.2024 – 29.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | EO 165 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
This course is dedicated to the art and science of communication as a lawyer. How do you convince a judge that your client is in the right? What can you do to really impress in a courtroom or as a speaker at a conference? How do you draft a memo so that it is easy to understand? How do you prevail in a negotiation over a multi-million Euro contract?
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 13.02.2024 | 16:00 – 20:00 | EO 169 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Freitag (wöchentlich) | 16.02.2024 – 23.02.2024 | 10:00 – 14:00 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
This course is dedicated to the art and science of communication as a lawyer. How do you convince a judge that your client is in the right? What can you do to really impress in a courtroom or as a speaker at a conference? How do you draft a memo so that it is easy to understand? How do you prevail in a negotiation over a multi-million Euro contract? The answers to these questions are crucial for a successful career as a lawyer. The art of effective communication in a highly professional context requires mastery of the full range of advocacy skills taught in this course. As a first step, the course is designed to give the students a general idea of what advocacy is all about. It will then go into detail and present a set of concrete guidelines for persuasive written and oral presentations. The highly interactive course will focus on the “how” (structure and style of presentations) and conclude with a solid introduction to negotiation psychology.
⚠ Montag (wöchentlich) | 12.02.2024 – 27.05.2024 | 12:00 – 13:30 | EO 162 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Montag (Einzeltermin) | 18.03.2024 | 12:00 – 13:30 | ZOOM-Lehre-029; Virtuelles Gebäude |
The class Comparative Law II – The Common/
The course has three main components. The first part of the course will consider the origins and utility of comparative law, its aims, tools and methods. The second part of the course will review and analyse the two main legal traditions in the world, Common Law and Civil Law. The objective will be to understand differences and similarities between these two ways of understanding law and organizing legal institutions and procedures, on the other hand. In this context, an overview on the differences with regard to the rule of law, judicial review and the legal profession will be provided. The third part of the course will focus upon applying comparative legal analysis to actual cases and international disputes and show how the results differ depending on which legal order is applied.
Montag (wöchentlich) | 12.02.2024 – 27.05.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Montag (Einzeltermin) | 22.04.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | O 135 Saal der starken Marken Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
Montag (Einzeltermin) | 29.04.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | O 129 Göhringer Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 21.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | O 129 Göhringer Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
The course offers an introduction to the economic theory of corporate governance and its application to corporate law, including aspects of insolvency, securities, and tax law. To obtain a thorough understanding of the theory, students are asked to read classic contributions to the corporate governance literature and to discuss them in class.
✓ Key features of business corporations
✓ Historical development of the modern business corporation
✓ Corporate governance as a functional perspective
✓ Economic theory of the firm
✓ Agency cost view on corporate governance: agency costs of equity and debt
✓ Transaction cost view on corporate governance: bargaining over quasi-rents of the firm
✓ Legal institutions to minimize the agency costs of equity: constraints on management and dominant shareholders in the public corporation
✓ Legal institutions to minimize the agency costs of debt: legal capital; piercing the corporate veil
✓ Legal institutions to minimize the costs of rent-seeking: management independence
✓ Control transactions and the market for corporate control
Donnerstag (wöchentlich) | 15.02.2024 – 30.05.2024 | 13:45 – 15:15 | EO 162 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Mittwoch (Einzeltermin) | 24.04.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | O 133 KPMG Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
The course gives an introduction to German private law especially for foreign law students. The course begins with an overview of the legal sources of German law. In particular, the special position of the Civil Code and its historical development will be discussed.
Then the most important legal areas of the Civil Code will be worked out on the basis of systematic descriptions and case solutions. By focusing on the law of torts, the law of obligations and the law of property, the working method in German civil law is clarified. Short introductions to inheritance and family law, company law and civil procedural law round off the course through private law.
Structure
- Definition of private law, historical development
- Structure of the BGB
- tort law
- law of obligations
- property law
- Inheritance and Family Law, Company Law and Civil Procedure Law at a Glance
The aim of the course is to ensure that students are familiar with the structures of German civil law by the end of the course and that they are able to handle smaller cases with the knowledge they have acquired.
Dienstag (wöchentlich) | 13.02.2024 – 28.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 16.02.2024 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 08.03.2024 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 22.03.2024 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 12.04.2024 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 19.04.2024 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 17.05.2024 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 31.05.2024 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Montag (wöchentlich) | 12.02.2024 – 08.04.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
- Überblick über das Recht der EU; – Kenntnis der grundlegenden Organisationsstruktur der EU (einschließlich wichtiger Verfahren); – Verständnis der Wirkungen des EU-Rechts sowie der Einwirkungen des EU-Rechts auf das Recht der Mitgliedstaaten; – Überblick über ausgewählte Verfahren vor dem Gerichtshof der EU. |
Dienstag (wöchentlich) | 13.02.2024 – 28.05.2024 | 12:00 – 13:30 | EO 165 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Donnerstag (wöchentlich) | 15.02.2024 – 30.05.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Mittwoch (Einzeltermin) | 08.05.2024 | 13:45 – 15:15 | O 129 Göhringer Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
a) die Europäische Union (EU) als supranationale Organisation, b) Organe und Verfahren der EU, c) Wirkungsweise des Primärrechts der EU, d) Abgeleitete Rechtsakte der EU (Sekundär- und Tertiärrecht), e) das Verhältnis von EU-Recht zum Recht der Mitgliedstaaten, f) das Konzept des Binnenmarkts, g) die Marktfreiheiten am Beispiel insbesondere der Warenverkehrsfreiheit, h) ausgewählte Verfahren vor dem Gerichtshof der EU |
The course will deal with issues of regulatory law, thereby constituting a useful supplement to the European Competition and the European Union Law. Regulatory law aims at creating competition on (formerly) monopolistic network infrastructure markets, such as the energy or telecommunications markets. Hence, typical subjects of regulatory law are the energy law, the telecommunications law (including issues of digitization and media), the postal law and the railway law. In Europe, these areas of law are strongly influenced by EU law.
The course´s first part will introduce into the basics of regulatory law, including its historical roots and the concept of regulation. For this purpose, it will deal with EU competences, legal limits of regulation and will analyze typical objectives and instruments of regulatory law such as market, access and price regulation.
The course´s second part will give an introduction into specific areas of regulation, particularly analyzing the energy and telecommunications law including the regulation of virtual digital networks and media. For these purposes, the EU legislation as well as the case law of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) are presented. In preparation for the respective lessons, participants are asked to read ECJ rulings that will then be discussed during the course.
Intellectual property is an indispensable tool to foster innovation and assure protection of achievements. They are an important factor for remaining competitive in the global knowledge-based economy. The shift from corporal goods to intellectual property however has many implications for today’s businesses: they have to play the system to gain from it, have to develop new business models, acquire rights by contract and closely watch the market and competitors to avoid liability. The course accordingly is designed to provide an overview on the concept of intellectual property and the practical implications for businesses.
Students will familiarize themselves with the multi-level system of IP-protection on a worldwide (TRIPS and WIPO-Treaties), European (EU-legislation) and national level. With regard to the latter the transformation of international and European requirements into national law, German intellectual property law will be taken as an example. Participants from other jurisdictions however will be encouraged to analyse differences to the corresponding legal concepts in their home jurisdictions.
The course will cover the legal concepts of patent protection and utility models, the rules on the protection of trademarks and designations of origin, the basics of copyright law and of design protection. Where appropriate the course will also highlight certain rules under unfair competition law providing ancillary remedies for avoiding unfair exploitation of work results.
The course devotes to the co-existence of national and Community IP-rights. The advantages and disadvantages of the existing unitary Community concepts, i.e. the Community Trade Mark and the Community Design as compared to national IPRs will be discussed in the light of relevant case law.
Furthermore, the conflicting aims of freedom of competition (and in particular free movement of goods) on the one hand and strict IP-protection on the other hand will be tackled. This gives the opportunity to discuss current trends to narrow the scope of protection by means of compulsory licences, FRAND-licences and similar limitations imposed by cartel and competition law.
Freitag (wöchentlich) | 15.03.2024 – 22.03.2024 | 09:00 – 12:00 | 016 Seminarraum; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude |
Intellectual property is an indispensable tool to foster innovation and assure protection of achievements. They are an important factor for remaining competitive in the global knowledge-based economy. The shift from corporal goods to intellectual property however has many implications for today’s businesses: they have to play the system to gain from it, have to develop new business models, acquire rights by contract and closely watch the market and competitors to avoid liability. The course accordingly is designed to provide an overview on the concept of intellectual property and the practical implications for businesses.
Students will familiarize themselves with the multi-level system of IP-protection on a worldwide (TRIPS and WIPO-Treaties), European (EU-legislation) and national level. With regard to the latter the transformation of international and European requirements into national law, German intellectual property law will be taken as an example. Participants from other jurisdictions however will be encouraged to analyse differences to the corresponding legal concepts in their home jurisdictions.
The course will cover the legal concepts of patent protection and utility models, the rules on the protection of trademarks and designations of origin, the basics of copyright law and of design protection. Where appropriate the course will also highlight certain rules under unfair competition law providing ancillary remedies for avoiding unfair exploitation of work results.
The course devotes to the co-existence of national and Community IP-rights. The advantages and disadvantages of the existing unitary Community concepts, i.e. the Community Trade Mark and the Community Design as compared to national IPRs will be discussed in the light of relevant case law.
Furthermore, the conflicting aims of freedom of competition (and in particular free movement of goods) on the one hand and strict IP-protection on the other hand will be tackled. This gives the opportunity to discuss current trends to narrow the scope of protection by means of compulsory licences, FRAND-licences and similar limitations imposed by cartel and competition law.
Freitag (wöchentlich) | 12.04.2024 – 19.04.2024 | 09:00 – 12:00 | 016 Seminarraum; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude |
Intellectual property is an indispensable tool to foster innovation and assure protection of achievements. They are an important factor for remaining competitive in the global knowledge-based economy. The shift from corporal goods to intellectual property however has many implications for today’s businesses: they have to play the system to gain from it, have to develop new business models, acquire rights by contract and closely watch the market and competitors to avoid liability. The course accordingly is designed to provide an overview on the concept of intellectual property and the practical implications for businesses.
Students will familiarize themselves with the multi-level system of IP-protection on a worldwide (TRIPS and WIPO-Treaties), European (EU-legislation) and national level. With regard to the latter the transformation of international and European requirements into national law, German intellectual property law will be taken as an example. Participants from other jurisdictions however will be encouraged to analyse differences to the corresponding legal concepts in their home jurisdictions.
The course will cover the legal concepts of patent protection and utility models, the rules on the protection of trademarks and designations of origin, the basics of copyright law and of design protection. Where appropriate the course will also highlight certain rules under unfair competition law providing ancillary remedies for avoiding unfair exploitation of work results.
The course devotes to the co-existence of national and Community IP-rights. The advantages and disadvantages of the existing unitary Community concepts, i.e. the Community Trade Mark and the Community Design as compared to national IPRs will be discussed in the light of relevant case law.
Furthermore, the conflicting aims of freedom of competition (and in particular free movement of goods) on the one hand and strict IP-protection on the other hand will be tackled. This gives the opportunity to discuss current trends to narrow the scope of protection by means of compulsory licences, FRAND-licences and similar limitations imposed by cartel and competition law.
Freitag (wöchentlich) | 16.02.2024 – 23.02.2024 | 09:00 – 12:00 | 016 Seminarraum; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude |
The course addresses the particularities and pitfalls of international trade transactions. It focuses on international aspects of business transactions and their legal and commercial backgrounds, and allows students to get an initial understanding of what legal advice in practical terms is like. In this context, the course will focus on legal as well as on non-legal institutions that can help solving problems of cross-border transactions. At the end of the course, students will participate in a simulated negotiation of an international contract.
The course will scrutinize processes of contract drafting and highlight the institutional framework, national and international as well as legal and non-legal, of international business transactions.
Students will learn to analyse pitfalls from an interdisciplinary perspective and create sustainable solutions for cross border trade. The course will give a comprehensive overview over legal, ethical, political, economic, environmental, societal, and strategic questions of international trade. Students will acquire skills to negotiate, develop, design, finance, and implement sustainable business partnerships.
Dienstag (wöchentlich) | 13.02.2024 – 28.05.2024 | 12:00 – 13:30 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 28.05.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Dienstag (wöchentlich) | 13.02.2024 – 28.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | A 301 Seminarraum; B 6, 23–25 Bauteil A |
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 14.02.2024 – 29.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Donnerstag (Einzeltermin) | 18.04.2024 | 10:00 – 12:15 | 016 Seminarraum; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude |
Donnerstag (Einzeltermin) | 18.04.2024 | 13:45 – 16:15 | A 103 Seminarraum; B 6, 23–25 Bauteil A |
Mittwoch (Einzeltermin) | 08.05.2024 | 15:00 – 15:30 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Mittwoch (Einzeltermin) | 08.05.2024 | 17:00 – 18:00 | W 117 Hörsaal; Schloss Westflügel |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 14.05.2024 | 12:00 – 13:30 | O 131 Wilhelm Müller Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 17.04.2024 – 29.05.2024 | 17:15 – 20:30 | EO 169 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Learning outcomes and qualification goals:
Long before the word “globalization” was coined, economic activities were no longer, if ever, confined to the national markets of States. However, since the beginning of the 21st century, the intensity of global trade and commerce has increased at an unprecedented rate. Thereby, international organisations have played a crucial role in the efforts of States to enable, enhance or control international economic activities, and have proven to be more than mere forums for inter-state negotiations. As the course will show, international organisations have emerged as global governance actors in their own right, exercising regulatory or even adjudicative powers, and regulating trade and business at regional and universal levels.
✓ Economic relevance of international organisations (selected examples, e.g. WTO, UN, OECD, ILO)
✓ Creation, development and institutional structure of international organisations
✓ International organisations as forums for negotiations
✓ International organisations as law-makes and standard-setters
✓ Monitoring and dispute settlement functions of international organisations
✓ Interaction between international, EU and national legal norms
✓ Accountability of international organisations
Freitag (wöchentlich) | 23.02.2024 – 19.04.2024 | 15:30 – 18:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
This course aims at studying the law of international sales agreements based on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), which entered into force in 1988 and today has almost eighty Contracting States world-wide. It is the most important uniform private law Convention in practice, covering potentially more than 80% of global trade. Since the CISG was influenced by both the common law and civil law systems of contract law, the course will furthermore, focus on the basic principles of the law of contract of both systems in a comparative approach, where appropriate.
✓ Scope of application of the CISG
✓ Hierarchy between the CISG and national sales law provisions
✓ Interpretation of the CISG and the aim of uniform application
✓ Formation of contracts under the CISG
✓ Obligations of the seller and the buyer
✓ Remedies in case of non‐ performance
✓ Damages under the CISG
✓ Relationship between the CISG and other current/
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 17.04.2024 – 29.05.2024 | 10:15 – 13:30 | EO 162 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Montag (Einzeltermin) | 13.05.2024 | 13:45 – 15:15 | EO 169 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 17.05.2024 | 13:45 – 15:15 | ZOOM-Lehre-131; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 17.05.2024 | 13:45 – 15:15 | 030 Besprechungsraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 24.05.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | 030 Besprechungsraum; B 6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 24.05.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-008; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 14.02.2024 – 29.05.2024 | 08:30 – 10:00 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 30.04.2024 | 08:30 – 10:00 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 17.04.2024 – 29.05.2024 | 12:00 – 15:15 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
The course provides a general introduction to German Constitutional Law i.e. the constitution, its background and contents and methods to work with constitutional legal texts.
The German Grundgesetz (Basic Law) which up to this day forms the formal constitutional document of the Federal Republic of Germany has its roots in the allied occupation of Western Germany after World War II. It has proven to be a reliable foundation for the development of the German democratic system and the federal state. The provision of fundamental rights (Art. 1 – 19) puts the Grundgesetz in the tradition of European and North American human rights thinking. It has had an enormous impact on all German law.
Although experiencing some changes throughout the years – especially during the process of the German reunification – the general structure and main provisions of the Grundgesetz remained unchanged.
The course will cover the structure of the German Grundgesetz and its most important provisions while putting a particular focus on the first chapter containing the fundamental rights provisions. Additionally, students will learn about constitutional law in general, the federal structure and the fundamental constitutional principles of the Federal Republic and its integration in the European Union legal system as well as understand the function of the constitutional organs and the legislative process.
Contents:
• The German legal system
• Constitutional Law
• The Grundgesetz and the European Union
• Fundamental Rights
• Fundamental Constitutional Principles
• The Federal State
• Constitutional organs
• Legislative procedure
• Public administration
• The judicial system
Learning Target:
Students will be able to understand the basic principles and most important provisions of the Grundgesetz and solve simple cases regarding fundamental rights. They will be familiar with the structure of the federal state and its function as well as its most important constitutional, administrative and judicial organs. Students can assess by way of comparison similarities and dissimilarities in other legal systems.
Literature:
No specific textbook is required. Additional reading recommendations will be given in the lecture.
Examination:
Oral Exam
Lecturer:
Katharina Longin
⚠ Donnerstag (wöchentlich) | 15.02.2024 – 30.05.2024 | 17:15 – 18:45 | EO 159 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 19.03.2024 | 13:45 – 15:15 | 016 Seminarraum; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 19.03.2024 | 13:45 – 15:15 | ZOOM-Lehre-041; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Dienstag (wöchentlich) | 09.04.2024 – 30.04.2024 | 13:45 – 15:15 | 016 Seminarraum; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude |
Dienstag (wöchentlich) | 09.04.2024 – 30.04.2024 | 13:45 – 15:15 | ZOOM-Lehre-040; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 26.04.2024 | 10:15 – 11:45 | EO 169 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 30.04.2024 | 13:45 – 18:45 | 210 Seminarraum; L 9, 1–2 |
Montag (wöchentlich) | 12.02.2024 – 27.05.2024 | 08:30 – 10:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-039; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 14.02.2024 – 29.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | W 017 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
The course provides an introduction to “law and economics” (also known as the “economic analysis of law”), i.e. the application of concepts and methods from economics to legal problems.
Legal methodology does not offer the tools to describe or predict human behaviour. When interpreting legal provisions in light of their real world purpose or when conduction functional legal comparisons knowledge on how the law affect human behaviour is indispensable. Economics provides a behavioural theory to predict how people respond to laws. In this course, we will apply this theory to consider the respective effect of diverging interpretations of legal rules. This will allow us to fine-tune legal interpretations to the goals that the law promotes or the purpose it serves.
Foundations of law and economics
✓ What individuals strive for: Utility maximization under constraints
✓ What society strives for: Pareto and Kaldor-Hicks efficiency
Property law and economics
✓ Why we need property rights: The Coase Theorem and the Tragedy of the commons
✓ Why we need intellectual property rights: Fostering innovation
Tort law
✓ Why we need tort law: Minimizing accident costs
✓ Comparing the effects on behaviour of negligence liability vs. strict liability
Contract law
✓ Why we need contract law: Minimizing transaction costs
✓ Why we need laws against fraud: Avoiding a Market for Lemons
✓ The effect of legal remedies on contract performance: The concept of efficient breach of contract
Donnerstag (wöchentlich) | 15.02.2024 – 30.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | O 148 MVV Hörsaal; Schloss Ostflügel |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 28.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | EO 162 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 27.02.2024 | 17:15 – 18:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-027; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Donnerstag (Einzeltermin) | 29.02.2024 | 17:15 – 18:45 | ZOOM-Lehre-042; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Intellectual property is an indispensable tool to foster innovation and assure protection of achievements. They are an important factor for remaining competitive in the global knowledge-based economy. The shift from corporal goods to intellectual property however has many implications for today’s businesses: they have to play the system to gain from it, have to develop new business models, acquire rights by contract and closely watch the market and competitors to avoid liability. The course accordingly is designed to provide an overview on the concept of intellectual property and the practical implications for businesses.
Students will familiarize themselves with the multi-level system of IP-protection on a worldwide (TRIPS and WIPO-Treaties), European (EU-legislation) and national level. With regard to the latter the transformation of international and European requirements into national law, German intellectual property law will be taken as an example. Participants from other jurisdictions however will be encouraged to analyse differences to the corresponding legal concepts in their home jurisdictions.
The course will cover the legal concepts of patent protection and utility models, the rules on the protection of trademarks and designations of origin, the basics of copyright law and of design protection. Where appropriate the course will also highlight certain rules under unfair competition law providing ancillary remedies for avoiding unfair exploitation of work results.
The course devotes to the co-existence of national and Community IP-rights. The advantages and disadvantages of the existing unitary Community concepts, i.e. the Community Trade Mark and the Community Design as compared to national IPRs will be discussed in the light of relevant case law.
Furthermore, the conflicting aims of freedom of competition (and in particular free movement of goods) on the one hand and strict IP-protection on the other hand will be tackled. This gives the opportunity to discuss current trends to narrow the scope of protection by means of compulsory licences, FRAND-licences and similar limitations imposed by cartel and competition law.
Dienstag (Einzeltermin) | 11.06.2024 | 09:00 – 14:00 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Samstag (Einzeltermin) | 13.04.2024 | 10:45 – 17:30 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Samstag (wöchentlich) | 20.04.2024 – 25.05.2024 | 15:00 – 18:00 | ZOOM-Lehre-039; Virtuelles Gebäude |
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 14.02.2024 – 29.05.2024 | 08:30 – 10:00 | EO 169 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 23.02.2024 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 01.03.2024 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 15.03.2024 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 26.04.2024 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 03.05.2024 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 10.05.2024 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 24.05.2024 | 08:30 – 11:45 | W 114 Seminarraum; Schloss Westflügel |
Mittwoch (wöchentlich) | 14.02.2024 – 29.05.2024 | 15:30 – 17:00 | EO 165 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 16.02.2024 | 13:45 – 18:45 | EO 169 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 23.02.2024 | 13:45 – 18:45 | EO 169 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 08.03.2024 | 13:45 – 18:45 | EO 169 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 22.03.2024 | 13:45 – 18:45 | EO 169 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 19.04.2024 | 13:45 – 18:45 | EO 169 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Freitag (Einzeltermin) | 26.04.2024 | 13:45 – 18:45 | EO 169 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |